Lipid profiles in Lyme borreliosis : a potential role for apheresis?

• Main Authors: Straube, Richard, Voit-Bak, Karin, Gor, A., Steinmeier, Til, Chrousos, George P., Boehm, Bernhard Otto, Birkenfeld, Andreas L., Barbir, Mahmoud, Balanzew, Wladimir, Bornstein, Stefan R.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Lipidapheresis; Borreliosis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142727
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dyslipidemia and dyslipoproteinemia are common causes of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand, intracellular bacteria, such as Borrelia burgdorferi, utilize host lipids to survive and disseminate within the host. Recent data suggest that elevated lipids are a contributing factor...